After working on lab 2 in class last night, there may be hope for this numbskull after all. After laying wire for 5 simple circuits, the penlight of understanding is gleaming in the distance. I will have to re-build the 5 circuits at least a couple of times this weekend, but by then the penlight should become a flashlight (hopefully to a fullblown halogen 500000000 watt stadium light by the time this is over.
Two areas of good news; the homework I turned in last week was all correct (and I believe this week's homework is correct as well - the advantage of two early arrivers comparing answers), and the truth tables with predictions for the circuits I built last night were spot-on.
Mr. Knows Everything has chosen to remain at the same table with me during labs, so I am learning (foot by dragging foot - my fault, not his) from him. He is delighted to have someone dependant upon his knowledge and I am delighted to have someone with the knowledge to share.
Now I just have to write up the gazillion page report on the lab, draw the schematics for the 5 circuits and include the truth tables with predictions and actual results.
Lab three is being skipped (although I will probably try to muddle my way thru it for practice) and the next lab will use resistors and a 7 segment display.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Weekend Pudit for his offer of help. If I had walked out of lab as clueless as I had walked in (or anywhere close), I definitely would have taken him up on that. It is great to know that there is someone willing to explain things from a different perspective. There are still plenty of labs to go, so I could still need to yell for help, but so far Mr. Knows Everything has come thru as I had hoped (and by the way, MKIA is a nice enough guy so don't thinking that I have to put up with a jerk).
There might be hope for me after all.
You'll do your old man proud, won't you? As a EE, he seems to believe that those who are interested in electronics are a bit more intelligent than the rest. ; ) Keep on keeping on.
Posted by: Cop Car | January 31, 2007 at 08:34 PM
I'm thinking more that I wo't totally embarrass him (hopefully).
Posted by: bogie | February 03, 2007 at 06:01 AM
Brava, for hanging in there!
Posted by: Buffy | February 03, 2007 at 06:41 PM